The Legend of Brachetto

As with all true protagonists, the history of Brachetto is also imbued with legend and charm. One of the most evocative – and suggestive – has it that the VINUM ACQUENSE was thought to have astonishing aphrodisiac powers. Legend has it that in Roman times, first Julius Caesar, and then Mark Antony, sent many wineskins of the vinum acquense to Egypt and to the court of the famously beautiful Cleopatra before their arrival, which the queen is said to have used generously to rekindle the passion of her legendary lovers.
A long chain of connections across history, land and wine characteristics seems to link the VINUM ACQUENSE to today’s Brachetto, which appears to be its true descendant, as it was already present in Acqui Terme and its surroundings in those times.